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Chapter 10

Sonic looked down at his finished book. He had to hand it to himself, he was a fast writer. It was finally morning and Tails was probably about to get up… and get angry at him. The hero flipped his pages so that the beginning page was shown and he placed a blank page ontop of it incase Tails was to look at it. The door to the upstairs creaked open and steps could be heard comeing down the steps. Sonic leaned back into the couch with a smile "Morning bud. Good night's rest?"

A pillow suddnely pounded agians his head and the hero began laughing hystarically as he fell off the couch and backed away from an angry looking Tails "You turned off my alarm!"

Sonic grinned sheepishly and shrugged "I figured you needed more rest. Come on. It could not have been too long."

"I set it for five!"

"Okay."

"It's eight!"

"Oh… Sorry."

Tails flung the pillow at him "No you're not!"

Sonic caught it laughing "Here, I'll make it up to ya. How bout I cook breakfast?"

Tails crossed his arms downcast "I don't want to rebuild this from a fire Sonic."

"Owch. Shots fired. Sonic the hedgehog dead on the ground." Sonic disapeared and reapeared behind Tails. He grabbed the fox's shoulders and pushed him into the couch "Take a seat." Tails spun around confused and watched the hero walk into the kitchen "I'll make breakfast."

Sonic walked in and took out a pan to place on the stove. He opened th fridge and took out the eggs. He crakced two and dumped its contents into his pan after turning on the stove. He stepped back and watched the eggs cook. He began to think about the first adventures he had with Tails and that 'Death Egg'. Tails did call Eggman a 'eggo-maniac' which got a laugh from Sonic and a exasperated monolouge from the doctor himself. He remembered how Tails was actually laughing and smashing robots along side him. They even made a game of it. Though he rmembered the good times, he also remembered the bad ones. He remembered waking up to Tails' cries. He remembered the sad fox shivering in his arms from the nightmares, and the time he found the fox on a rock weeping after waking from a nightmare from Sonic leaving him.

Everytime though he came to his brother's needs. As he promised he was there when he needed them. Then that time Tails got shot down and Sonic jumped on the ship. The hero screamed the fox's name in horror as the plane fell below the clouds. He cried for the first time in years that day. Enraged he charged after Eggman and the doctor had to run for his life.

Sonic was able to destroy that stupid flying fortress and jumped out and fell back into the atmosphere. He figured he would die and rejoin his friend. However he heard a plane and looked to see with so much joy in his heart that Tails was right there and was coming to catch him from death. Then suddenly he just blew up or something and that was when he turned super for the first time. Tails was in aww at that and Sonic played along and said he was just gifted that way… until they finaly got down and he explained to the fox he has no idea what was going on. Tails had to solve that for him and they found out about the Chaos Emeralds true power. Then Sonic got careless and lost them all again. Tails actually poked fun at him for that.

After that little occurance they went to Station Square where Sonic arranged for Tails to meet Doctor Sheev. That's when the hedgehog actually met her in person. They shook hands and the hero thanked her for her help. Even though she said he did not have to, Sonic paid her for every time she helped him. Tails got a lot better with Sheev, especially since she knew plenty about him and how to help him. His nightmares disapeared and his crying became so minimal that he could spend months without crying now. Sheev told him that she was proud to say that his PTSD was gone.

The hero smiled brightly as he turned over the eggs and sprinkled some salt on them. He was so proud of how far Tails has gone over the years. He could not ask more of the fox. He dumped the eggs on a plate and walked back into the livving room. He was just about to say something when he caught sight of the fox… reading his book.

Tails was flipping through it quickly with much interest in his face. Aparently his little blank paper cover up was still too conspicuos for the fox… or the fox was bored as took that page wanting to draw and notinced what was underneath.

Tails finnaly reached the lasts page with tears in his eyes. He placed it down and covered his mouth. Sonic cleared his throat. The fox spun around and looked at his hero in surprise as if he forgot he was in the building "Got your eggs." He wiggled the plate.

Tails smiled lightly and reached out. The hedgehog handed it to him and sat next to him "So… what do you think."

Tails began to blink furiously "I had no idea what that was doing to you… never occurred to me. I guess-."

"You were not selfish in any way. During the time I was your idol. I'm sure you thought nothing bothered me."

Tails covered his mouth again "I-I guess. So you know about how I got there."

"On a boat with a black eye. Do you remember what happened before that?"

Tails shook his head "I had this same discusion with Doctor Sheev. I… I don't remember. I think I use to but then… I forgot somehow… I don't know why."

Sonic smiled and wrapped an arm around him "Don't worry buddy. You've got family here with me… and the others if you'd like to add them."

Tails laughed lightly "Yah… and that's all I need." The fox picked up his plate and looked mischeviously at Sonic.

"What?"

"I see the house isn't burning."

"Jeeze, you're relentless about that. Do you doubt me?"

"Is the stove off?"

Sonic's eyes widened "Uhhh…" He then blasted off into the kitchen.

Tails laughed as he finshed his eggs "TAILS, THERE'S A FIRE!"

The fox burst out laughing and finished the eggs. He then ran into the kitchen to help put out the blaze.

END